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Return to Oz (1985, Walter Murch)
02/02/2024
Return to Oz is a 1985 film directed by Walter Murch, an unofficial sequel to the famous film The Wizard of Oz directed by Victor Fleming and produced by MGM in 1939. The film earned an Oscar nomination for best special effects.
Several months have passed since the events of The Wizard of Oz, and Dorothy Gale is melancholy because she continues to do nothing but dream of her magical adventure, and that Uncle Henry and Aunt Emma don't believe her.
Later, Dorothy discovers to her horror the Yellow Brick Path in ruins and, running along it with Billina, finds the Emerald City, Grey, desert, largely destroyed and with petrified inhabitants, including the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion.
The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures without the collaboration of MGM, or Warner Bros., the studio that currently holds the rights to the 1939 film.
The film's screenplay is based on L. Frank Baum's second and third novels, The Marvelous Land of Oz and Ozma of Oz, both sequels to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
George Lucas, Murch's friend and colle8, had to personally intervene, guaranteeing the studio that he would act as executive producer or even director in case of problems.
The soundtrack of the film was entrusted to the composer and musical writer David Shire, also know for numerous TV soundtracks, theater musical and for many films including Saturday Night Fever. The entire musical sequence from Dorothy's Theme to the Rag March of the final scene is accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra.
The Italian dubbing of the film was directed by Renato Izzo, Gruppo Trenta.
On home video, in Italy, the film was released in VHS format by Walt Disney Home Video in 1986. The DVD was released in 2013 in the Disney Family Classics series.
Writer Joan D. Vinge adapted the film's screenplay into a novel.
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Holidays
Cleaning Day (Haiti)
Falling Needles Family Fest Day
Feast of the Holy Family
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Flail Day French Republic)
Freedom Day (Scientology)
Incwala Day (Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)
International Day of Indian Cinema
Kodachrome Day
Let's Make A Deal Day
Lhosar (Gurung People, Nepal)
National Cheryl Day
National Resolution Planning Day
New Year’s Eve Eve
Rizal Day (Philippines)
Smart Highway Day
Take a Walk Show
Tamu Lochar (Sikkim, India)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Bacon Day [also 8.31]
Baking Soda Day
Coffee Day (Hawaii)
Drink With a Straw Day
International Day of the Donut
Kona Coffee Day
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
5th & Last Saturday in December
Evergreen Tree Day [Last Saturday]
Last Saturday of the Year [Last Saturday]
Independence Days
Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province
Midget Nation-in-Exile (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]
Northern Federation of Occidental Republics (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]
USSR (Established, 1922)
Xenlandia (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Abraham the Writer (Christian; Saint)
Anysia of Salonika (Christian; Saint)
Boxing the Jesuit Day (Church of the SubGenius)
The Clam (Muppetism)
Ecgwine of Worcester (Christian; Saint)
Egwin of Evesham (Christian; Saint)
Felix I, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Frances Joseph-Gaudet (Episcopal Church)
Gall (Positivist; Saint)
Get Drunk Early for Hogmanay Day (Pastafarian)
Kwanzaa, Day 5: Nia (Purpose)
Liberius of Ravenna (Christian; Saint)
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (Artology)
Maximus (Christian; Saint)
Obatala’s Day (Pagan)
Ralph of Vaucelles (Christian; Saint)
Roger (a.k.a. Ruggero) of Cannae (Christian; Saint)
Sabinus, Bishop of Assisi, and his companions (Christian; Martyrs)
Sixth Day of Christmas (a.k.a. Bringing in the Boar)
Twelve Holy Days #5 (Leo, the heart; Esoteric Christianity)
Twelvetide, Day #6 (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]
Premieres
Alice, Darling (Film; 2022)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Cartoon Series; 2000)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Film; 1925)
Born to Die, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2011)
The Curious Puppy (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)
Dallas (Film; 1950)
The Gallopin’ Gaucho (Disney Cartoon; 1928)
Kiss Me, Kate (Broadway Musical; 1948)
Let’s Make a Deal (TV game Show; 1963)
A Man Called Otto (Film; 2022)
The Merry Widow, by Franz Lehár (Operetta; 1905)
My Way, recorded by Frank Sinatra (Song; 1968)
Nelly’s Folly (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)
No Man of Her Own (Film; 1932)
Rob Roy, by Walter Scott (Novel; 1817)
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series; 1951)
Some Came Running, by James Jones (Novel; 1957)
Sounder, by William H. Armstrong (Novel; 1969)
Tainted Dreams (TV Soap Opera; 2013)
Tangled Up In Blue, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1974)
Tin Yop (Pixar Cartoon; 1988)
Two’s a Crowd (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)
Why Him? (Film; 2016)
Today’s Name Days
Felix, Lothar (Austria)
Feliks, Rajner, Srećko (Croatia)
David (Czech Republic)
David (Denmark)
Taave, Taavet, Taavi, Taavo, Tavo (Estonia)
Daavid, Taavetti, Taavi (Finland)
Roger (France)
Herma, Hermine, Minna (Germany)
Anisios, Filetairos, Gideon, Josef (Greece)
Dávid (Hungary)
Eugenio (Italy)
Dāvids, Dāvis (Latvia)
Dovydas, Gedrimė, Gražvilas, Irmina, Sabinas (Lithuania)
David, Diana, Dina (Norway)
Dawid, Dawida, Dionizy, Eugeniusz, Irmina, Katarzyna, Łazarz, Rainer, Sabin, Sewer, Uniedrog (Poland)
Anisia (Romania)
Dávid (Slovakia)
Judit, Judith, Raúl (Spain)
Abel, Set (Sweden)
Ainsley, Kelsa, Kelsey, Kelsi, Kelsie, Mason (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 364 of 2024; 1 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 6 of week 52 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 5 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 18 (Ren-Xu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 18 Teveth 5784
Islamic: 17 Jumada II 1445
J Cal: 4 Fest; Foursday [4 of 5]
Julian: 17 December 2023
Moon: 87%: Warning Gibbous
Positivist: 28 Bichat (13th Month) [Gall]
Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 5 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 10 of 89)
Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 31)
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MCU Movies Marathon
Last year I created a plan to watch all the MCU movies and a few extras: I planned to watch one movie a week, excluding the series, and starting in March I would have finished in around 8.5 months.
However, I abandoned the project even before starting both because of school, but also because of the summer: during the summer holidays my family and I move to a rented holiday home, where I don't have a computer and I can't watch movies in peace. And let's face it, with the heat in Italy it's impossible not to go to the beach and stay at home.
But this year I want to retry starting from September so that there isn't any summer holiday to interrupt my plan, and considering I'll also start homeschooling, I'll definitely have more time for movies during the weekend.
Here's the list I'll follow, the movies are in chronological order:
Captain America: The First Avenger (1942-1943)
Captain Marvel (1995)
Iron Man (2010)
Iron Man 2 (2011)
The Incredible Hulk (2011)
Thor (2011)
The Avengers (2012)
Iron Man 3 (2012)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016-2017)
Black Widow (2017)
Black Panther (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2017)
Avengers: Infinity War (2017)
Avengers: Endgame (2018-2023)
Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings (2023-2024)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2024)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2024)
Eternals (2024)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2024)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2025)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2025)
Werewolf By Night (2025)
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2025)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2025)
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 (2026)
And some extra Marvel movies:
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Venom (2018)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Morbius (2022)
In total there are 44 movies, and I've already seen 14 out of 44, so there are only 30 left. Watching two movies a week, one on Saturday and one on Sunday, it should take me 15 weeks, so about 3 months and three weeks. If I start on September 9th, I should finish on December 17th!
Let's see if I don't give up sooner this time too!
#marvel mcu#mcu movies#mcu#marvel#movie#movies#movie marathon#the avengers#avengers#spiderman atsv#spiderman across the spiderverse#atsv#spiderman#psally's mcu marathon
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Favorite Song From Each Country! Part 18/37: Italy!
Here we are! I've been looking forward to writing about Italy for one reason: It's my favorite Eurovision Country! Why? Because since I've been interested (and Italy's return in 2011), they've sent something different from the previous year and either did well in the show, my ranking, or both! And after Germany's win in 2010 that I mentioned yesterday, Italy became the last Big 5 Country to take home a win in 2021!
Favorite Entry: Now, I don't know if this is a hot take or not because...I've literally rarely seen people talk about my favorite Italian entry, Emma Marrone's "La Mia Città" from 2014. I don't know if it's because I've blocked out the negative comments or people just don't talk about this entry. It's also a little...ironic that this is my favorite considering it is Italy's WORST finish since their return in 2011. But I just love it! The beat is contagious and the rock elements SHINE! It also sounds like a TV theme (which I had said that had it not won Sanremo, it likely would have found the home as a TV theme). It's one of my highest ranked Italian entries ever (only beaten by Måneskin finishing 2nd in my personal ranking in 2021, the winners that year in the actual contest)! RANK: 21st in 2014 Grand Final/PERSONAL RANK: 3rd of 37 Countries
Thoughts on 2023 Entry: Ah yes, Emma Marrone's predecessor in the contest! 10 years after repping Italy with "L'essenziale" (which finished 7th in the contest and 5th in my ranks), Marco Mengoni returns with "Due Vite" on Super Saturday of all days. Of course, I mention Super Saturday because I was a little preoccupied with falling in love with a certain Latvian song that I thought the other songs would be affected. But this one really stuck out to me. The ranks may not show it, but I actually liked this a little more than "L'essenziale" as this one felt extremely emotional and had my attention from start to finish. I was glad Marco decided to go to Eurovision because this song actually beat his result in the 2013 contest! Needless to say, Italy did not disappoint me this year! RANK: 4th in 2023 Grand Final/PERSONAL RANK: 12th of 37 Countries
#esc#eurovision song contest#esc 2023#eurovision#eurovision 2023#esc2014#emma marrone#la mia citta#marco mengoni#due vite#Spotify
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Holidays 12.30
Holidays
Cleaning Day (Haiti)
Falling Needles Family Fest Day
Feast of the Holy Family
Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Flail Day French Republic)
Freedom Day (Scientology)
Incwala Day (Eswatini, f.k.a. Swaziland)
International Day of Indian Cinema
Kodachrome Day
Let's Make A Deal Day
Lhosar (Gurung People, Nepal)
National Cheryl Day
National Resolution Planning Day
New Year’s Eve Eve
Rizal Day (Philippines)
Smart Highway Day
Take a Walk Show
Tamu Lochar (Sikkim, India)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Bacon Day [also 8.31]
Baking Soda Day
Coffee Day (Hawaii)
Drink With a Straw Day
International Day of the Donut
Kona Coffee Day
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
5th & Last Saturday in December
Evergreen Tree Day [Last Saturday]
Last Saturday of the Year [Last Saturday]
Independence Days
Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province
Midget Nation-in-Exile (Declared; 2009) [unrecognized]
Northern Federation of Occidental Republics (Declared; 2012) [unrecognized]
USSR (Established, 1922)
Xenlandia (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]
Feast Days
Abraham the Writer (Christian; Saint)
Anysia of Salonika (Christian; Saint)
Boxing the Jesuit Day (Church of the SubGenius)
The Clam (Muppetism)
Ecgwine of Worcester (Christian; Saint)
Egwin of Evesham (Christian; Saint)
Felix I, Pope (Christian; Saint)
Frances Joseph-Gaudet (Episcopal Church)
Gall (Positivist; Saint)
Get Drunk Early for Hogmanay Day (Pastafarian)
Kwanzaa, Day 5: Nia (Purpose)
Liberius of Ravenna (Christian; Saint)
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée (Artology)
Maximus (Christian; Saint)
Obatala’s Day (Pagan)
Ralph of Vaucelles (Christian; Saint)
Roger (a.k.a. Ruggero) of Cannae (Christian; Saint)
Sabinus, Bishop of Assisi, and his companions (Christian; Martyrs)
Sixth Day of Christmas (a.k.a. Bringing in the Boar)
Twelve Holy Days #5 (Leo, the heart; Esoteric Christianity)
Twelvetide, Day #6 (a.k.a. the Twelve Days of Christmas or Christmastide) [until 1.5]
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Butsumetsu (仏滅 Japan) [Unlucky all day.]
Premieres
Alice, Darling (Film; 2022)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (TV Cartoon Series; 2000)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Film; 1925)
Born to Die, by Lana Del Rey (Song; 2011)
The Curious Puppy (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)
Dallas (Film; 1950)
The Gallopin’ Gaucho (Disney Cartoon; 1928)
Kiss Me, Kate (Broadway Musical; 1948)
Let’s Make a Deal (TV game Show; 1963)
A Man Called Otto (Film; 2022)
The Merry Widow, by Franz Lehár (Operetta; 1905)
My Way, recorded by Frank Sinatra (Song; 1968)
Nelly’s Folly (WB MM Cartoon; 1961)
No Man of Her Own (Film; 1932)
Rob Roy, by Walter Scott (Novel; 1817)
The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series; 1951)
Some Came Running, by James Jones (Novel; 1957)
Sounder, by William H. Armstrong (Novel; 1969)
Tainted Dreams (TV Soap Opera; 2013)
Tangled Up In Blue, recorded by Bob Dylan (Song; 1974)
Tin Yop (Pixar Cartoon; 1988)
Two’s a Crowd (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)
Why Him? (Film; 2016)
Today’s Name Days
Felix, Lothar (Austria)
Feliks, Rajner, Srećko (Croatia)
David (Czech Republic)
David (Denmark)
Taave, Taavet, Taavi, Taavo, Tavo (Estonia)
Daavid, Taavetti, Taavi (Finland)
Roger (France)
Herma, Hermine, Minna (Germany)
Anisios, Filetairos, Gideon, Josef (Greece)
Dávid (Hungary)
Eugenio (Italy)
Dāvids, Dāvis (Latvia)
Dovydas, Gedrimė, Gražvilas, Irmina, Sabinas (Lithuania)
David, Diana, Dina (Norway)
Dawid, Dawida, Dionizy, Eugeniusz, Irmina, Katarzyna, Łazarz, Rainer, Sabin, Sewer, Uniedrog (Poland)
Anisia (Romania)
Dávid (Slovakia)
Judit, Judith, Raúl (Spain)
Abel, Set (Sweden)
Ainsley, Kelsa, Kelsey, Kelsi, Kelsie, Mason (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 364 of 2024; 1 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 6 of week 52 of 2023
Celtic Tree Calendar: Beth (Birch) [Day 5 of 28]
Chinese: Month 12 (Jia-Zi), Day 18 (Ren-Xu)
Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)
Hebrew: 18 Teveth 5784
Islamic: 17 Jumada II 1445
J Cal: 4 Fest; Foursday [4 of 5]
Julian: 17 December 2023
Moon: 87%: Warning Gibbous
Positivist: 28 Bichat (13th Month) [Gall]
Runic Half Month: Eihwaz or Eoh (Yew Tree) [Day 5 of 15]
Season: Winter (Day 10 of 89)
Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 9 of 31)
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On this day in Wikipedia: Saturday, 23rd September
Welcome, Bienvenida, नमस्ते, Velkommen 🤗
What does @Wikipedia say about 23rd September through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
23rd September 2021 🗓️ : Death - John Elliott (businessman)
John Elliott, Australian businessman (b. 1941)
"John Dorman Elliott (3 October 1941 – 23 September 2021) was an Australian businessman and state and federal president of the Liberal Party. He had also been president of the Carlton Football Club. He frequently provoked controversy due to his political affiliations, his brushes with the law, and..."
23rd September 2018 🗓️ : Death - Jane Fortune
Jane Fortune, American author, journalist, and philanthropist (b.1942)
"Jane Fortune (August 7, 1942 – September 23, 2018) was an American author and journalist. Many of her publications and philanthropic activities were centered on the research, restoration, and exhibition of art by women in Florence, Italy. ..."
23rd September 2013 🗓️ : Death - Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj
Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj, Syrian colonel and politician (b. 1925)
"Abdel Hamid Sarraj (Arabic: عبد الحميد السراج, September 1925 – 23 September 2013) was a Syrian Army officer and politician. When the union between Egypt and Syria was declared, Sarraj, a staunch Arab nationalist and supporter of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, played a key role in the..."
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23rd September 1973 🗓️ : Event - September 1973 Argentine presidential election
Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
"The second Argentine general election of 1973 was held on 23 September...."
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23rd September 1923 🗓️ : Birth - Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (d. 2016)
"Mohamed Hassanein Heikal (Arabic: محمد حسنين هيكل; 23 September 1923 – 17 February 2016) was an Egyptian journalist. For 17 years (1957–1974), he was editor-in-chief of the Cairo newspaper Al-Ahram and was a commentator on Arab affairs for more than 50 years.Heikal articulated the thoughts of..."
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23rd September 1823 🗓️ : Birth - John Colton (politician)
John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (d. 1902)
"Sir John Blackler Colton, (23 September 1823 – 6 February 1902) was an Australian politician, Premier of South Australia and philanthropist. His middle name, Blackler, was used only rarely, as on the birth certificate of his first son. ..."
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23rd September 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Sossius
"Saint Sossius or Sosius (Italian: Sosso, Sossio or Sosio; 275 – 305 AD) was Deacon of Misenum, an important naval base of the Roman Empire in the Bay of Naples. He was martyred along with Saint Januarius at Pozzuoli during the Diocletian Persecutions. His feast day is September 23, the date, three..."
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Blog Post 9: Traveling Abroad to Italy
When I was looking at abroad programs, I found one in Torino Italy. They had a program for business and management. Although my degree is in Organizational Sciences, I couldn’t find that degree under any study abroad programs. This didn’t surprise me since it’s not a very well known degree, but business and management was the next best thing. Organizational sciences leans heavily on business and management so that’s the program I’d probably go with if I were to study abroad. In Italy, it is required for kids between the ages of 6-16 to go to school. They have both public and private schools in Italy however, unlike the U.S. both public and private schools have equally high quality education. Once students reach upper secondary education which is the equivalent to American high school, they can stay in school for anywhere between 3-5 more years. Most students that only do three years usually get a job after school. Students who go for four or five years go to specific schools that will make them specialize in a specific topic. Students usually take this route so they can pursue a degree if they choose to go to college (Crowell, 2019). Schools starting from primary school to upper secondary education are all free. To attend college abroad in Italy, it’ll cost a few thousand dollars. It is still cheaper than a typical college in the U.S. For citizens, Italy offers some free college but that varies depending on the school. Typical tuition for an Italian university can range anywhere between €1,000 to €3,000 (Civinini, 2023). This includes the cost of classes, books, exams, and any other materials that might be needed.
Other than the option of how many years of secondary school a student attends, they also have two different ways to go about a school schedule. One daily schedule would be to get there around 8:00 and leave around 13:00. It’s only five hours of school a day, but they would have school Monday through Saturday. The other option is to have school from 8:00 to 16:00. This is 10 hours a week Monday through Friday (International Schools, 2023). In Italy, only 20% of citizens have a college degree which is 10% less than the industrialized nations. Italy’s graduation rate has been relatively consistent throughout the years. From 2012/2013, the high school graduation rate was 77.4% and in 2018/2019 the graduation rate rose to 81.6% (Italy, 2021). It’s good that their graduation rate has been increasing so hopefully it continues to do so.
If the students decide to go to secondary school for 4-5 years, they can choose a field of study to specialize in learning about. These can range from fine arts, science, teacher training, artistic schools, technical institutes and professional institutes. The student will choose one of these specialties if they choose to continue high school. In the U.S., we get the option to choose electives and schools motivate us to think of degree options but we don’t have to choose a specific specialty much less have it determine how the rest of our high school experience will go. That’s a lot of pressure!
References
Civinini, C. (2023, March 14). Italy: Tuition fees & cost of living. Study.eu. Retrieved April 16, 2023, from https://www.study.eu/article/italy-tuition-fees-and-cost-of-living#:~:text=There%20are%20some%20opportunities%20to,to%20nothing%20for%20your%20course.
Crowell, G. (2019). Month 3-italian and American school system discussion - colby college. Month 3-Italian and American School System Discussion. Retrieved April 16, 2023, from https://web.colby.edu/offmayflowerhill/2018/11/29/month-3-italian-and-american-school-system-discussion/
International Schools and the education system in Italy. InterNations. (2023, February 10). Retrieved April 16, 2023, from https://www.internations.org/italy-expats/guide/education
Italy: Share of graduated from high school. Statista. (2021, January 6). Retrieved April 16, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/957020/share-of-graduated-from-upper-secondary-schools-in-italy/#statisticContainer
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The Six Nations final global rankings have been released
New Post has been published on https://thedailyrugby.com/the-six-nations-final-global-rankings-released/
The Daily Rugby
https://thedailyrugby.com/the-six-nations-final-global-rankings-released/
The Six Nations final global rankings have been released
The results of Super Saturday will have an impact on the World Rugby rankings as we approach the last weekend of the 2023 Six Nations.
At the conclusion of the Championship, which saw the Irish win the Grand Slam, the new global rankings were released. South Africa is in fourth place, 0.01 points behind France in second, and New Zealand is in third.
The gap between the top four teams on the planet and the rest is then rather wide, at more than six ranking points, and Scotland is in fifth place.
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Wales now behind England, Australia, and Argentina by more than two clear ranking points, coming in at ninth, just ahead of Japan.
Georgia, a World Cup group competitor of Wales, comes next, followed by Samoa and Fiji, who both rank ahead of Italy, who finished in 14th place after losing all of their games while showing some potential.
After successfully defending their Rugby Europe Championship title against an injured Portugal on Sunday, Georgia has climbed to its highest-ever ranking position.
The Six Nations’ final World Rugby rankings
1 Ireland (Champion) 91.82 2 France 90.47 3 New Zealand 88.98 4 South Africa 88.97 5 Scotland 82.77 6 England 82.12 7 Australia 81.80 8 Argentina 80.72 9 Wales 78.08 10 Japan 77.39 11 Georgia 76.23 12 Samoa 76.03 13 Fiji 74.84 14 Italy 74.63 15 Tonga 71.21
Top spots
The top-ranked teams in the world, Ireland and France, will begin the Six Nations Championship’s final round.
The pair’s victories will not result in any rating points because of the large points differential between them and their opponents, England and Wales.
Ireland’s match against England might end in a tie, which would guarantee them the Six Nations championship and keep them in first place regardless of France’s outcome against Wales.
If Andy Farrell’s team lost to England and France triumphed, that is one of the scenarios that would see France pass Ireland. Les Bleus would just need a tie to take the top spot if Farrell’s team lost by 15 points or more.
If they lose, Ireland or France might go as low as fourth overall. For Ireland to lose by more than 15 points, while France would fall below South Africa and New Zealand in the event of any form of defeat.
In the improbable event if both teams suffer crushing defeats of more than 15 points, New Zealand would take first place, followed by South Africa, Ireland, and France.
Six Nations Outside the top four
This weekend, Scotland will not receive rating points for a victory of more than 15 points because they are hosting Italy, a team that is nine places and 8.14 points worse down than them.
This implies that England can overtake them and go into fifth place in the rankings even if Scotland defeats Italy. England would be able to bump Scotland out of the top five with just a draw against Ireland.
No team can pass South Africa or New Zealand because of the distance between the top four and the rest of the field.
Scotland would drop from fifth to ninth in the rankings if it lost to Italy by a score of more than 15 points, while Wales would shock France in Paris. If it occurs, Italy will rise four spots to finish in 10th.
The Azzurri have not been ranked among the top 10 in the world since 2013, and they would only end this streak with a victory of at least 15 points.
A win of any kind against France would only result in Wales moving up from ninth if Scotland also lose to Italy. If Scotland lost and they won by more than 15 points, they would move up to sixth position.
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'Simple' funeral planned for pope emeritus Benedict, described by Francis as 'so noble, so kind'
Within minutes of the announcement of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday morning, a wealth of tributes flowed in from around the world, while the Vatican revealed that the late pontiff would be given a "simple" funeral, celebrated by Pope Francis, in keeping with his wishes.
Words of praise and fond remembrance were offered by world leaders and religious figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and Jewish advocates. But some others, including LGBTQ+ advocates, were restrained in marking the passing of 95-year-old Benedict. Before being elected pontiff in 2005, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger he had long served as the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog. He ensured unwavering orthodoxy on issues like homosexual activity, which the Catholic Church considers a sin.
Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni said Francis will celebrate a solemn funeral in St. Peter's Square on Thursday with rites that, "following the desire of the pope emeritus, will be carried out in the sign of simplicity."
"It is with emotion that we remember his person, so noble, so kind," Pope Francis said in his first public comments since his predecessor's death earlier Saturday. "We feel in our hearts such gratitude, gratitude to God for having gifted him to the Church and the world," Francis said in a homily in St. Peter's Basilica.
Benedict spent two more years in papal retirement than in the actual papacy, which began in 2005. Benedict died in the austere Vatican monastery where he had resided since shortly after shocking the world by retiring in 2013. Frail for years, Benedict's health worsened earlier in the week, according to the Vatican.
While pope, Benedict was head of state, since the Vatican is an independent city-state. But with no such role at the time of his death, the Vatican's funeral details reflected a dramatic increase in pomp and protocol.
Only official delegations from Italy and Benedict's native Germany were invited to the funeral, although a letter from the Vatican's secretariat of state noted that "authorities from other countries who wish to may participate in a private capacity."
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the former pope a "giant of faith and reason" that history will never forget. "[Benedict] was an accomplished theologian and scholar, and he was an inspiration to millions," Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a tweet on Saturday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, "the world is losing a formative figure of the Catholic Church, a combative personality and a wise theologian." The governor of Benedict XVI's native German region said that "we are mourning our Bavarian pope." Bavarian governor Markus Soder said on Twitter that "many people in his homeland will remember him not just as pope, but also as a humble pastor."
Polish President Andrzej Duda said Benedict's teaching was a "guidepost among the many winding and deceptive paths of the contemporary world." With Benedict out of the public's eye for nearly a decade, the turnout of the faithful for the outdoor funeral was also expected to be reduced, certainly compared to the outpouring of faithful for the last funeral of a reigning pope — St. John Paul II in 2005.
Security officials in Rome estimated that 60,000 people would attend Thursday's funeral, Italian state television said. For John Paul, an estimated 300,000 mourners gathered at his funeral.
Starting on Monday morning, the faithful will be able to file by his body in St. Peter's Basilica, and viewings will also be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
There was no immediate estimate of how many might come. In 2005, tens of thousands waited for hours for a chance to view John Paul's body, at one point over line 100,000 people long.
While mourning, Francis conducted traditional year-end ceremonies, presiding over a solemn Vespers service early Saturday evening in St. Peter's Basilica.
Francis also planned to celebrate New Year's Day Mass on Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica. The Catholic Church dedicates Jan. 1 to the theme of peace, a subject dear to Francis, who has repeatedly decried Russia's war in Ukraine and other long-running conflicts around the world.
Francis would also keep to his tradition of strolling past the life-sized creche scene in the square, the Vatican said. As the death announcement came quietly by email from the Vatican press office, hundreds of tourists were admiring a towering Christmas tree in the square. Many were unaware that Benedict had died in his secluded residence in the Vatican Gardens.
In a statement from New York, the American Jewish Committee praised Benedict for having "continued the path of reconciliation and friendship with world Jewry blazed by his predecessor, John Paul II." The organization noted that the German-born Roman Catholic church leader had "paid homage in Auschwitz" to the victims of the Holocaust and had made an official visit to Israel.
"He condemned antisemitism as a sin against God and man, and he emphasized the unique relationship between Christianity and Judaism," the statement said. Praise for Benedict's religious devotion came from the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. "In his life and ministry, Pope Benedict XVI directed people to Christ," the Anglican leader tweeted.
"I join with Pope Francis and all the Catholic Church in mourning his death. May he rest in Christ's peace and rise in glory with all the Saints."
Dubbed "God's Rottweiler" for his fierce defense of Catholic teaching in the decades that he led the Vatican's doctrinal orthodoxy office, Benedict was viewed less enthusiastically by some for his stance on homosexuality and against women's desire to break the church's ban on female priests.
In that role, Ratzinger "had an outsized influence on the Church's approach to gay and lesbian people and issues," said Francis De Bernardo, executive director of the U.S.-based New Ways Ministry, which advocates for LGBTQ+ Catholics.
He noted that Ratzinger in 1986 helped shape a document that called homosexual orientation "an objective disorder," and his involvement in a 1994 catechism describing sexual activity between people of the same gender as "acts of grave depravity."
"Those documents caused — and still cause — grave pastoral harm" to many LGBTQ+ people, De Bernardo said, while noting that his organization was praying for the repose of Benedict's soul.
Francis has used his papacy to try to set a less judgmental tone against gay Catholics. While hailing Benedict's "profound example of humility and willingness to overturn tradition" by resigning, advocates for opening up the priesthood to women expressed dismay over his refusal to embrace their aims.
Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11, 2013, when he announced, in his typical, soft-spoken Latin, that he no longer had the strength to run the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic Church that he had steered for less than eight years.
His dramatic decision to resign paved the way for the conclave that elected Pope Francis as his successor. The two popes then lived side-by-side in the Vatican gardens, an unprecedented arrangement that set the stage for future "popes emeritus" to do the same.
The first German pope in 1,000 years, Benedict himself acknowledged that he was a weak administrator, saying he showed a "lack of resolve in governing and decision making," during his papacy, which was marked by missteps and a leak scandal.
The former cardinal had never wanted to be pope, planning at age 78 to spend his final years writing in the "quiet" of his native Bavaria. Instead, he was forced to follow the footsteps of the beloved St. John Paul II and steer the church through the fallout of the clerical sexual abuse scandal. This was followed by a second scandal that erupted when a butler stole his papers and gave them to a journalist.
Being elected pope, he once said, felt like a "guillotine" had come down on him.
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Pope Benedict XVI pictured on February 28, 2013 in Rome, Italy.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Bavarian-born theologian whose conservative Roman Catholicism earned him the nickname “God’s Rottweiler” and who shocked his flock by abruptly resigning the papacy after just eight years, died on Saturday, the Vatican said .
He was 95.
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Pope Benedict XVI pictured on February 28, 2013 in Rome, Italy.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Bavarian-born theologian whose conservative Roman Catholicism earned him the nickname “God’s Rottweiler” and who shocked his flock by suddenly resigning the papacy after just eight years, died Saturday, the Vatican said.
He was 95.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95
Pope Benedict XVI pictured on February 28, 2013 in Rome, Italy.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the Bavarian-born theologian whose conservative Roman Catholicism earned him the nickname “God’s Rottweiler” and who shocked his flock by suddenly resigning the papacy after just eight years, died Saturday, the Vatican said.
He was 95.
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Holidays 8.9
Holidays
Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
Betty Boop Day
Book Lovers Day [also 1st Saturday in Nov.]
Clean Out the Kitchen Cupboards Day
Cranham Feast (Gloucestershire, UK)
Dag der Inheemsen (Indigenous People’s Day; Suriname)
Defense Forces Day (Zimbabwe)
Festival for Sol (Ancient Rome)
Frank Zappa Day (Baltimore)
Indigenous People’s Day (Suriname)
International Art Appreciation Day
International Coworking Day
International Day of the World's Indigenous People (UN)
International Sundance (Lakota; Manitoba, Canada)
Jesse Owens Day
Laugh At Religion Day
Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)
Moment of Silence Day (Japan)
Nagasaki Day
National Book Lover's Day
National Hand Holding Day
National Polka Day
National Women's Day (South Africa)
Official Air Guitar Day (Kansas City, Missouri)
Quit India Day (India)
Rain of Mussels Day (Germany)
Send An E-mail Day
Smokey the Bear Day
Unicorn Day
Veep Day
Victory Day (Rhode Island) [2nd Monday]
World Baijiu Day
World Tribal Day (Parts of India)
Food & Drink Celebrations
Rice Pudding Day
2nd Tuesday in August
Fox Hill Day (Bahamas) [2nd Tuesday]
Independence Days
Singapore (from Malaysia, 1965)
Feast Days
Ashura, Day 2 (Islamic) [a.k.a. ...
Ashoora (Parts of India)
Ashura (Bahrain, Bangladesh, Pakistan)
Muharram (Parts of India)
Muharrum (Bangladesh)
Yaum-e-Ashur (Pakistan)
Candida Maria of Jesus (Christian; Saint)
Edith Stein (a.k.a. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross; Christian; Saint)
Fedlimid (a.k.a. Felimy) of Kilmore (Christian; Saint)
Fénélon (Positivist; Saint)
Festival of Sol Indigis (Roman Sun God; Ancient Rome)
Firmus and Rusticus (Christian; Saint)
Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
Invisible Pixy Swatting Day (Pastafarian)
John Vianney (1950s – currently 8.4; Christian; Saint)
Mary Sumner (Church of England)
Nath Í of Achonry (Christian; Saint)
Remembrance for Radbod, King of the Frisians (Asatru/Norse Pagan/The Troth)
Romanus Ostiarius (Christian; Saint)
Rosencranz & Gilderstern Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)
Secundian, Marcellian and Verian (Christian; Saint)
Talk to the Invisible Pixies Day (Pastafarian)
Lucky & Unlucky Days
Lucky Day (Philippines) [44 of 71]
Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]
Premieres
The Abyss (Film; 1989)
Come September (Film; 1961)
Dizzy Dishes, featuring Betty Boop (Fleischer Cartoon; 1930
Escape from L.A. (Film; 1996)
Hot Fun in the Summertime, by Sly and the Family Stone (Song; 1969)
Lovelace (Film; 2013)
Outlander (TV Series; 2014)
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (Film; 1985)
Pil’s Adventures (Animated Film; 2022)
Ready! Steady! Go! (BBC TV Series; 1963) Reservation Dogs (TV Series; 2021)
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, by Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians (Album; 1988)
Walden, by Henry David Thoreau (Short Story; 1854)
XXX (Film; 2002)
Today’s Name Days
Edith (Austria)
Firmin, Roman, Terezija, Tvrtko (Croatia)
Roman (Czech Republic)
Rosmanus (Denmark)
Deboora, Imma, Melita, Mesike (Estonia)
Eira, Erja, Nadja (Finland)
Amour (France)
Altmann, Edith, Roman (Germany)
Triantafilia, Triantafilos Triantafyllos (Greece)
Emőd (Hungary)
Fermo, Maria, Romano, Rustico (Italy)
Ģedimins, Genoveva, Madara, Tautgodis (Latvia)
Mintartas, Rolandas, Romanas, Tarvilė (Lithuania)
Ronald, Ronny (Norway)
Jan, Klarysa, Miłorad, Roland, Roman, Romuald (Poland)
Ľubomíra (Slovakia)
Román, Teresa (Spain)
Roland (Sweden)
Mark, Markian (Ukraine)
Felim, Ledell, Phelan, Phelim, Phelps (USA)
Today is Also…
Day of Year: Day 221 of 2022; 144 days remaining in the year
ISO: Day 2 of week 32 of 2022
Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 4 of 28]
Chinese: Month 7 (Lányuè), Day 12 (Jia-Wu)
Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)
Hebrew: 12 Av 5782
Islamic: 11 Muharram 1444
J Cal: 11 Hasa; Threesday [11 of 30]
Julian: 27 July 2022
Moon: 91% Waxing Gibbous
Positivist: 25 Dante (8th Month) [Fénélon]
Runic Half Month: Thorn (Defense) [Day 14 of 15]
Season: Summer (Day 50 of 90)
Zodiac: Leo (Day 18 of 31)
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Monty Ioane, nephew of former Wallaby Digby, lines up for Italy against Australia in Test
Monty Ioane, nephew of former Wallaby Digby, lines up for Italy against Australia in Test
Former Wallaby Digby Ioane stormed out of Australian rugby in 2013 – now his nephew Monty looms as the Wallabies’ biggest challenge when he lines up for Italy in tonight’s Test
Monty Ioane, nephew of Digby, will lace up against the Wallabies on Saturday
The 28-year-old travelled to France with his superstar Uncle at the age of 14
The 95kg left winger has played 15 games for Italy and will try to…
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BTS to reunite at no cost live performance in South Korea
Ok-pop boy band BTS is reuniting on Saturday for a live performance within the southern port metropolis of Busan, which town and the South Korean authorities hope will assist win a bid to host the World Expo 2030.
Titled ‘BTS But To Are available in Busan,’ the free live performance is about to happen at 6 p.m. native time and is predicted draw about 100,000 followers to the stadium and designated areas in Busan, over 300 kilometers (190 miles) southeast of capital Seoul, in accordance with Busan’s metropolitan authorities.
The live performance comes after the seven-member band introduced a break in June from group musical actions to pursue solo initiatives, elevating questions in regards to the band’s future.
With BTS’ oldest member, Jin, who is popping 30 subsequent yr, going through South Korea’s obligatory army service, the nation’s protection minister mentioned in August that BTS may nonetheless be capable to carry out abroad whereas serving within the army.
Below a 2019 revision of the regulation, globally acknowledged Ok-pop stars have been allowed to place off their service till 30. Navy service is massively controversial in South Korea the place all able-bodied males aged between 18 and 28 should fulfill their duties as a part of efforts to defend in opposition to nuclear-armed North Korea.
4 nations – South Korea, Italy, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia – have submitted competing candidatures to arrange World Expo 2030, in accordance with the expo organizing physique Bureau Worldwide des Expositions. The host nation of the World Expo 2030 is predicted to be elected subsequent yr.
In July, BTS have been made official ambassadors for the World Expo 2030 in Busan.
BTS made their debut in June 2013 and have become a worldwide sensation with upbeat hits and social campaigns geared toward empowering younger folks.
Final yr, BTS turned the primary Asian band to win artist of the yr on the American Music Awards. The group met US President Joe Biden on the White Home in Could to debate hate crimes concentrating on Asians.
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